It’s the most wonderful time of the year for baking! Whether you have an upcoming holiday event or simply want to bake something fun, I’ve gathered all my favorite Christmas cakes, no-bake desserts, festive sheet cakes, and holiday cupcakes in one place to inspire you.
As a reminder, all of my recipes include make-ahead and storage instructions that you can find at the bottom of each printable recipe.
I hope you find a new favorite dessert to bring to your festive gatherings this year. Happy holidays, friends!
Festive Cakes
Yule Log Cake (Bûche De Noël)
My version of this traditional Christmas cake is made with chocolate swiss roll cake, chocolate whipped cream filling and ganache topping, then decorated with meringue mushrooms and sugared cranberries. A marathon recipe! But so worth it.
Vintage Christmas Red Velvet Cake
The iconic crimson red layer cake that’s perfectly moist and fluffy, decorated in a beautiful vintage Christmas design with cream cheese buttercream.
Christmas Funfetti Cake
My favorite soft and moist funfetti cake recipe with Christmas-colored sprinkles to make it perfectly festive! This one is a hit with all ages, every time.
White Christmas Cake
The softest, fluffiest white cake recipe with delicious vanilla buttercream, decorated with a piped buttercream Christmas tree to make it festive yet elegant!
Chocolate Orange Cake
Deliciously moist, citrus-infused chocolate cake and decadent chocolate-orange buttercream. Nostalgic for anyone who loves Terry’s Chocolate Oranges.
Cranberry Orange Cake
Light and zesty orange cake with fresh, whole cranberries folded in, topped with orange flavored buttercream to give it extra zing. A holiday crowd favorite!
Rafaello Cake
Inspired by Ferrero Rafaello truffles: delicious almond cake, coconut cream filling, toasted almonds, and white chocolate coconut buttercream. It’s even rolled in shredded coconut like the real deal.
Gingerbread Latte Cake
Inspired by the ever festive gingerbread latte at your local coffee shop, this cake features layers of fluffy spiced gingerbread cake paired perfectly with rich coffee buttercream.
Christmas Sugar Cookie Dough Cake
Layers of extra soft vanilla cake, vanilla buttercream, and edible sugar cookie dough with Christmas sprinkles folded in!
Eggnog Layer Cake
Layers of eggnog-infused cake spiced with nutmeg and cinnamon, paired with eggnog buttercream and dripped eggnog ganache for a totally festive Holiday cake!
Black Forest Cake
Layers of decadent chocolate cake brushed with homemade cherry syrup and filled with whipped cream frosting and fresh cherry filling.
Peppermint Mocha Cake
Inspired by the classic holiday coffee treat! Layers of peppermint mocha flavored cake and coffee buttercream, dripped with candy cane speckled chocolate ganache.
Peppermint Hot Cocoa Cake
Layers of hot cocoa infused chocolate cake, peppermint buttercream, and marshmallow creme filling. The perfect festive treat for your Holiday dessert table!
Hot Cocoa Cake
Layers of hot cocoa infused cake, hot cocoa flavored buttercream, and marshmallow fluff – inspired by a cup of hot cocoa with marshmallows!
Easy Chocolate Mousse Cake
Three exquisite layers of chocolate in one beautiful and easy dessert! Rich and decadent chocolate cake topped with a generous layer of velvety chocolate mousse and shiny chocolate ganache.
Holiday Sheet Cakes
Gingerbread Latte Sheet Cake
Spiced gingerbread sheet cake that’s extra soft and moist, frosted with coffee buttercream to mimic a gingerbread latte in cake form.
Christmas Sweater Sheet Cake
This festive cake decorating tutorial shows how to turn any of my sheet cake recipes into a cozy Christmas sweater with buttercream knitted textures! It’s sure to impress.
Spiced Apple Sheet Cake
Deliciously moist apple cake with warm spices, baked in a 9×13 pan and topped with cinnamon-vanilla buttercream to amplify all the flavors. The perfect cozy cake for feeding a crowd.
Easy Pumpkin Sheet Cake
Extra moist, wonderfully spiced pumpkin cake baked in a 9×13 pan and frosted with tangy cream cheese buttercream. A holiday dessert that’s ALWAYS a hit.
Easy No-Bake Desserts
No-Bake Biscoff Cheesecake
Dreamy mousse-like Biscoff cheesecake filling set on a Biscoff cookie crust and topped with melted Biscoff cookie butter! The spiced caramel flavor of this dessert is incredible.
No-Bake Eggnog Cheesecake
A deliciously festive eggnog cheesecake made without any baking! Rich and creamy no-bake cheesecake filling infused with spiced eggnog on a beautiful Biscoff cookie crust.
No-Bake Oreo Cheesecake
Not technically a holiday flavor, but I promise this will be a HIT at any winter gathering. Rich and creamy cheesecake filling studded with Oreo cookies on a delicious Oreo crust.
Peppermint Oreo Truffles
The perfect no-bake, bite-sized dessert made with just four ingredients: Mint Creme Oreos, cream cheese, melted chocolate, and crushed candy canes!
No-Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake
The dreamiest mousse-like pumpkin spice cheesecake with buttery Biscoff cookie crust, absolutely no baking necessary!
Cozy Spice Cakes
Spiced Chai Bundt Cake
My favorite moist, deliciously spiced chai cake recipe, baked bundt cake style and topped with chai spiced glaze.
Pumpkin Layer Cake
A Fall classic. Layers of moist, fluffy Pumpkin cake with just the right amount of spice, filled and frosted with tasty cream cheese buttercream.
Spiced Vanilla Chai Cake
Layers of soft and moist vanilla chai cake that’s perfectly flavored with chai tea and a homemade chai spice mix, topped with vanilla chai buttercream.
Chocolate Caramel Pecan Pie Cake
Inspired by my favorite pecan pie recipe, this cake features layers of decadent chocolate cake, pecan pie filling, and homemade salted caramel, all wrapped up in tasty brown sugar buttercream.
Apple Spice Cake
Layers of deliciously moist apple cake with warm spices and cinnamon-vanilla buttercream to amplify all the flavors.
Spice Cake with Brown Butter Cream Cheese Frosting
Tender and moist spice cake made paired with brown butter cream cheese buttercream to take it beyond delicious!
Classic Carrot Cake
My favorite carrot cake recipe for many reasons: it’s extra moist, has the most incredible spice flavor, is so easy to throw together, and irrestible with cream cheese frosting.
Holiday Cupcakes
Sugared Cranberry Cupcakes
Delicious vanilla cupcakes with a cranberry swirl baked inside, topped with white chocolate buttercream and sugared cranberries. The perfect festive cupcakes for the holidays!
Holiday Wreath Cupcakes
Learn how to create 3 different holiday wreath designs using buttercream! This tutorial works with any of my cupcake recipes.
Spiced Chai Cupcakes
Super soft and moist chai cupcakes that are perfectly flavored with chai tea and a homemade chai spice mix, then topped with spiced chai buttercream.
Pumpkin Cupcakes with Spiced Cream Cheese Frosting
Extra moist, perfectly spiced pumpkin cupcakes topped with irresistible spiced cream cheese frosting. Truly the BEST pumpkin cupcakes I’ve ever had!
I hope you find the perfect dessert for your holiday gatherings! If you make one of these, let me know how it went in the comments and feel free to tag @sugarandsparrowco on Instagram to show me a photo. I love to see what you create with my recipes. Happy holidays to you and yours!
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